IRS Scrambles To Get Out Cash Payments But Faces Staffing And Systems Challenges Over the past 10 years, the IRS budget has been reduced by roughly 20%, leaving the agency with aging technology ...

The IRS is reevaluating how to gauge the more than 150 taxpayer service improvement projects it had been pursuing before staffing and budget cuts this year.

Over the past 10 years, the IRS budget has been reduced by roughly 20%, leaving the agency with aging technology and forcing it to cut back on staff and training. Search Query Show Search.

Challenges when working with the IRS has emerged as the top issue for firms with 10 or fewer professionals, according to the 2022 AICPA Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) CPA Firm Top Issues ...

The IRS faces potential turmoil in the 2026 tax season due to significant staff reductions. Despite a successful 2025 season, experts warn that the agency's ability to manage upcoming challenges is at ...

The IRS already said it’s temporarily reassigning 1,200 workers to help Last Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 4:43 p.m. ET First Published: Feb. 8, 2022 at 6:16 p.m. ET Share ...

The IRS is struggling to hire, which means a massive backlog of tax returns and refunds, government watchdog says. As the May 17 filing deadline nears, the agency is dealing with broken printers ...

As a result of budget cuts and attrition, the IRS has lost nearly one-third of its full-time enforcement staff, and audit rates for the wealthiest households—those with incomes greater than $10 ...

With the first tax filing season since the Trump administration's 2017 tax cuts now well underway, the IRS is facing the challenge of staff shortages that are likely to worsen as recruiting ...

The report, released earlier this month by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in response to a request in 2023 from four senators, found that "vague and outdated guidance" is ...

Among those challenges is determining which users should be granted access to sensitive IRS systems. The agency is “evaluating steps to improve its ability to safeguard data housed on its sensitive ...